I’m honored to offer naturopathic medicine to Alaskans, but current rules keep me from offering the best care. Senate Bill 44 can change that — with your help.
Celilo Health Category Archive: Alaska
now accepting Aetna insurance in Alaska
After three years of crazy hoops, my Alaska practice (Alta Natural Medicine) is now officially in network with Aetna medical insurance! Alaskans pay some of the highest insurance premiums in the country — and some of the highest rates for care. Becoming an in-network...
Alaska insurance updates
As the year draws to a close, I'm happy to report some good news for Alaskans: I'm now in network with more local insurance companies under the banner of Alta Natural Medicine. Alaskans covered by Blue Cross, First Choice, Multiplan and Beech Street can now see me as...
how do telemedicine visits work?
Since March 2020, Dr. Orna has used telemedicine exclusively for all her patients — and they love it. Why? It requires no travel time. You don't need to put on a coat in the winter, or leave the a/c in the summer. You can check in from anywhere — as long as you're in...
flower essences for shock and grief
When I spoke with K, a healthcare entrepreneur building her business, she'd recently learned that her father was diagnosed with a likely terminal cancer. She felt dread in the mornings and would sometimes freeze, with feelings of grief, unresolved issues with him and...
change your mind, change your life
Have you ever thought that if you could just change your mind you could change your life? My patients see those changes quickly with flower essences.
the sun is more than a vitamin
In the same way whole foods are a better source of nutrients than a multivitamin, there are things the sun can do that a supplement cannot. When it comes to health, Nature almost always does it better.
herbal steams for respiratory health
If you’ve watched my herbal origin story video, you know that thyme is one of my secret weapons for colds and flus — any kind of stuck or infected issue in the upper or lower respiratory tract. Steaming with thyme is one of my go-tos in the clinic, and one of the key...
sunshine vitamin brightens dark winter days
When I got my first smart phone, I also discovered a fun little app called D-Minder, intended to help track your vitamin D exposure. The app looks at your skin tone, size, location, local weather and sun angle to determine how much vitamin D you can get at any given...
how you eat will change your life. period.
This TEDx video has been making the rounds in emails and social media. A lot of these things get tossed your way. And you may have been leery about wasting 17 minutes of your busy time on yet another random video. That's certainly how I felt. But after seeing glowing...